Reported portfolio

Thomas Russo

Gardner Russo & Quinn LLC

Last update 2026-08-13
Current positions
85
Top five concentration
50.7%
Largest position
12.1%
New position
1
Closed positions
2

Reported holdings

87 positions
CompanyPortfolioRecent activitySharesReported priceReported valueUpdated / source
GOOG
Alphabet Inc Cl C
12.07%
Reduced 9.0%3,048,077−302,260$353$1,076,977,000+$115,899,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
BRK/A
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A
12.01%
Reduced 1.9%1,432−28$748,850$1,072,353,000+$23,869,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PM
Philip Morris International In
9.18%
Reduced 1.6%4,530,846−74,223$181$819,675,000+$58,273,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MA
Mastercard Inc Cl A
8.76%
Reduced 2.1%1,522,395−32,746$514$781,902,000+$4,860,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CFRHF
Compagnie Financiere Richemont
8.67%
Reduced 3.0%3,345,346−101,941$231$773,662,000+$179,272,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
HKHHF
Heineken Holding NV
7.61%
Reduced 2.2%8,905,683−195,845$76$679,640,000+$36,276,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
NSRGY
Nestle SA Sponsored ADR
6.11%
Reduced 3.0%5,314,898−166,816$103$545,787,000+$2,549,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
BRK/B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B
6.05%
Reduced 2.8%1,079,364−31,065$500$540,103,000+$7,985,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
SUNB
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc
4.94%
Reduced 2.5%5,897,825−151,308$75$441,216,000+$47,478,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
NFLX
Netflix Inc
4.57%
Added 1.8%5,710,088+99,422$71$407,700,000−$131,765,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
4.56%
Reduced 1.4%705,367−10,044$577$406,785,000−$14,363,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
UBER
Uber Technologies Inc
4.11%
Reduced 1.7%5,084,015−89,389$72$366,863,000−$5,260,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ERFSF
Eurofins Scientific
3.60%
Added 32.2%4,094,034+997,630$78$320,909,000+$97,359,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
DASH
Doordash Inc Cl A
2.45%
Added 18.5%1,186,104+184,909$185$218,872,000+$68,542,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PDRDF
Pernod Ricard
1.92%
Reduced 5.2%2,351,360−128,296$73$171,675,000−$11,805,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CMCSA
Comcast Corp New Cl A
0.60%
Reduced 2.6%2,193,660−59,446$25$53,854,000−$10,832,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
BF/A
Brown-Forman Corp Cl A
0.49%
Reduced 3.0%1,597,815−50,063$27$43,716,000−$430,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
V
Visa Inc Cl A
0.34%
Reduced 7.0%87,256−6,556$343$29,937,000+$1,583,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
—
Exxon Mobil Corp
0.28%
New181,200+181,200$137$24,774,000+$24,774,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
BF/B
Brown-Forman Corp Cl B
0.19%
Reduced 3.1%639,282−20,412$27$17,037,000−$405,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
BUDFF
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA
0.16%
Reduced 6.9%171,294−12,716$83$14,230,000+$1,568,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MO
Altria Group Inc
0.12%
Reduced 9.6%148,603−15,858$72$10,692,000−$161,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CR
Crane Company
0.11%
Reduced 5.8%43,937−2,689$223$9,801,000+$1,828,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MKL
Markel Corp
0.09%
Reduced 13.9%4,265−689$1,953$8,330,000−$1,153,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
JPM
J.P. Morgan Chase
0.09%
Reduced 83.4%24,719−124,079$327$8,091,000−$35,679,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
UNP
Union Pac Corp
0.08%
Reduced 6.5%25,841−1,797$272$7,029,000+$323,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
DOV
Dover Corp
0.05%
Reduced 1.4%18,851−275$224$4,228,000+$241,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc Cl A
0.04%
Reduced 4.3%11,114−496$357$3,972,000+$633,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
COST
Costco Whsl Corp
0.04%
Reduced 26.5%3,399−1,225$935$3,180,000−$1,428,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ABBV
AbbVie Inc
0.03%
Unchanged12,410$252$3,123,000+$424,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
WRBY
Warby Parker Inc Cl A
0.03%
Unchanged80,000$30$2,427,000+$742,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
VMC
Vulcan Materials
0.02%
Unchanged7,263$295$2,143,000+$165,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
LEVI
Levi Strauss & Co Cl A
0.02%
Added 1.2%83,725+1,000$25$2,079,000+$549,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
AKBLF
ALK Abello A/S
0.02%
Added 6.0%53,000+3,000$37$1,980,000+$421,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MKC
McCormick Inc
0.02%
Reduced 1.6%37,981−600$50$1,915,000−$31,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
DELHF
De'Longhi
0.02%
Added 9.5%42,700+3,700$42$1,813,000+$466,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
COCXF
Lindt & Spruengli AG - Reg
0.02%
Unchanged15$119,011$1,785,000−$347,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
SSPPF
SSP Group
0.02%
Unchanged700,000$2$1,744,000+$129,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
AXP
American Express
0.02%
Reduced 21.0%5,125−1,360$338$1,734,000−$228,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
WILLF
Demant A/S
0.02%
Unchanged41,000$41$1,682,000+$456,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
LRLCF
Loreal SA
0.02%
Unchanged3,705$439$1,625,000+$134,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
FLMNF
Fielmann
0.02%
Unchanged33,000$49$1,615,000−$41,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
KNCRF
Konecranes
0.02%
Unchanged52,500$31$1,613,000−$77,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
RTLLF
Rational AG
0.02%
Unchanged2,200$732$1,611,000+$34,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
FLUIF
Fluidra
0.02%
Unchanged70,000$23$1,585,000−$10,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
LTSSF
Lotus Bakeries
0.02%
Unchanged115$13,285$1,528,000+$237,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
0.01%
Added 1.1%3,584+40$373$1,337,000+$25,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
AAPL
Apple Inc
0.01%
Reduced 3.2%4,601−150$289$1,331,000+$126,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CABJF
Carlsberg B A/S
0.01%
Added 2.7%10,135+263$131$1,328,000+$106,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
SUNB
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings ORD
0.01%
Unchanged18,178$73$1,326,000+$187,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
HINKF
Heineken NV
0.01%
Unchanged15,131$84$1,273,000+$117,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PUIGF
Puig Brands
0.01%
Unchanged68,000$18$1,254,000−$69,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PEP
Pepsico Inc
0.01%
Reduced 1.0%9,115−90$135$1,234,000−$195,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
DVDCF
Davide Campari-Milano NV
0.01%
Reduced 3.4%195,048−6,965$6$1,215,000−$212,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
KMROF
Kalmar Oyj B
0.01%
Added 1.9%27,500+500$44$1,208,000−$141,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
YETI
Yeti Holdings Inc
0.01%
Unchanged24,000$50$1,189,000+$311,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
NSRGF
Nestle SA-REG
0.01%
Unchanged11,130$103$1,146,000+$60,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
HMRZF
H&M
0.01%
Unchanged64,000$17$1,102,000−$74,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
FULT
Fulton Finl Corp
0.01%
Reduced 9.6%44,250−4,700$24$1,070,000+$75,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
JBTM
JBT Marel Corp
0.01%
Unchanged7,250$145$1,051,000+$124,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ABT
Abbott Labs
0.01%
Unchanged11,510$91$1,044,000−$137,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ECTXF
Electrolux Professional
0.01%
Unchanged230,000$4$1,006,000−$210,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
KO
Coca-Cola
0.01%
Reduced 5.2%12,350−675$81$1,004,000+$13,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PG
Procter & Gamble
0.01%
Reduced 29.0%6,554−2,675$147$961,000−$372,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
WMT
Wal Mart Stores Inc
0.01%
Reduced 13.1%8,465−1,275$113$959,000−$252,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
HRI
Herc Holdings Inc
0.01%
Unchanged6,450$143$925,000+$282,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
LAMR
Lamar Advertising Co-A
0.01%
Unchanged5,368$156$837,000+$157,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ZLDSF
Zalando SE
0.01%
Unchanged28,000$29$812,000+$149,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
FBLA
FB Bancorp Inc
0.01%
Unchanged50,000$15$753,000+$66,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
WFC
Wells Fargo
0.01%
Added 0.0%7,451+1$83$616,000+$23,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
SWZ
Total Return Securities Fund
0.01%
Unchanged97,667$6$580,000+$97713F2026-06-30 ↗
HRL
Hormel Foods Corp
0.01%
Reduced 2.6%18,500−500$25$459,000+$29,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
OUT
Outfront Media Inc
0.00%
Unchanged13,588$33$445,000+$85,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
LTGIF
LT Group Inc
0.00%
Unchanged1,775,000$0$432,000+$3,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CVX
Chevron Corp
0.00%
Unchanged2,470$166$409,000−$102,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
ORCL
Oracle Corp
0.00%
Reduced 24.6%2,715−885$147$398,000−$132,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
UNM
Unum Group
0.00%
Reduced 8.3%3,485−315$89$312,000+$34,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
0.00%
Reduced 14.7%1,112−192$254$282,000−$36,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
0.00%
Reduced 41.1%265−185$1,065$282,000−$37,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MCD
McDonalds Corp
0.00%
Unchanged947$270$256,000−$38,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
DIS
Disney Walt Productions
0.00%
Reduced 1.0%2,492−25$96$240,000−$3,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
0.00%
Reduced 10.0%936−104$238$223,000+$6,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
MRK
Merck Inc
0.00%
Reduced 23.3%1,642−499$129$211,000−$47,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
CIR
Cofide SPA
0.00%
Unchanged251,250$1$200,000+$4,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
PHJMF
Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna
0.00%
Unchanged5,000,000$0$187,000−$26,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
XOM
Exxon Mobil Corp
0.00%
Exited0−193,950$170$0−$32,906,00013F2026-06-30 ↗
GNRC
Generac Holdings Inc
0.00%
Exited0−2,250$195$0−$439,00013F2026-06-30 ↗

Reported price is calculated from the reported value and share count. It is not the investor's actual purchase price.

Filing history

Historical holdings

$8,925,890,000
Reported value
85
Positions
2026-08-13
Filed
Original filing ↗
TickerCompanyPortfolioSharesReported value
GOOGAlphabet Inc Cl C12.07%3,048,077$1,076,977,000
BRK/ABerkshire Hathaway Inc Cl A12.01%1,432$1,072,353,000
PMPhilip Morris International In9.18%4,530,846$819,675,000
MAMastercard Inc Cl A8.76%1,522,395$781,902,000
CFRHFCompagnie Financiere Richemont8.67%3,345,346$773,662,000
HKHHFHeineken Holding NV7.61%8,905,683$679,640,000
NSRGYNestle SA Sponsored ADR6.11%5,314,898$545,787,000
BRK/BBerkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B6.05%1,079,364$540,103,000
SUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc4.94%5,897,825$441,216,000
NFLXNetflix Inc4.57%5,710,088$407,700,000
MLMMartin Marietta Materials4.56%705,367$406,785,000
UBERUber Technologies Inc4.11%5,084,015$366,863,000
ERFSFEurofins Scientific3.60%4,094,034$320,909,000
DASHDoordash Inc Cl A2.45%1,186,104$218,872,000
PDRDFPernod Ricard1.92%2,351,360$171,675,000
CMCSAComcast Corp New Cl A0.60%2,193,660$53,854,000
BF/ABrown-Forman Corp Cl A0.49%1,597,815$43,716,000
VVisa Inc Cl A0.34%87,256$29,937,000
—Exxon Mobil Corp0.28%181,200$24,774,000
BF/BBrown-Forman Corp Cl B0.19%639,282$17,037,000
BUDFFAnheuser-Busch InBev SA0.16%171,294$14,230,000
MOAltria Group Inc0.12%148,603$10,692,000
CRCrane Company0.11%43,937$9,801,000
MKLMarkel Corp0.09%4,265$8,330,000
JPMJ.P. Morgan Chase0.09%24,719$8,091,000
UNPUnion Pac Corp0.08%25,841$7,029,000
DOVDover Corp0.05%18,851$4,228,000
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Cl A0.04%11,114$3,972,000
COSTCostco Whsl Corp0.04%3,399$3,180,000
ABBVAbbVie Inc0.03%12,410$3,123,000
WRBYWarby Parker Inc Cl A0.03%80,000$2,427,000
VMCVulcan Materials0.02%7,263$2,143,000
LEVILevi Strauss & Co Cl A0.02%83,725$2,079,000
AKBLFALK Abello A/S0.02%53,000$1,980,000
MKCMcCormick Inc0.02%37,981$1,915,000
DELHFDe'Longhi0.02%42,700$1,813,000
COCXFLindt & Spruengli AG - Reg0.02%15$1,785,000
SSPPFSSP Group0.02%700,000$1,744,000
AXPAmerican Express0.02%5,125$1,734,000
WILLFDemant A/S0.02%41,000$1,682,000
LRLCFLoreal SA0.02%3,705$1,625,000
FLMNFFielmann0.02%33,000$1,615,000
KNCRFKonecranes0.02%52,500$1,613,000
RTLLFRational AG0.02%2,200$1,611,000
FLUIFFluidra0.02%70,000$1,585,000
LTSSFLotus Bakeries0.02%115$1,528,000
MSFTMicrosoft Corp0.01%3,584$1,337,000
AAPLApple Inc0.01%4,601$1,331,000
CABJFCarlsberg B A/S0.01%10,135$1,328,000
SUNBSunbelt Rentals Holdings ORD0.01%18,178$1,326,000
HINKFHeineken NV0.01%15,131$1,273,000
PUIGFPuig Brands0.01%68,000$1,254,000
PEPPepsico Inc0.01%9,115$1,234,000
DVDCFDavide Campari-Milano NV0.01%195,048$1,215,000
KMROFKalmar Oyj B0.01%27,500$1,208,000
YETIYeti Holdings Inc0.01%24,000$1,189,000
NSRGFNestle SA-REG0.01%11,130$1,146,000
HMRZFH&M0.01%64,000$1,102,000
FULTFulton Finl Corp0.01%44,250$1,070,000
JBTMJBT Marel Corp0.01%7,250$1,051,000
ABTAbbott Labs0.01%11,510$1,044,000
ECTXFElectrolux Professional0.01%230,000$1,006,000
KOCoca-Cola0.01%12,350$1,004,000
PGProcter & Gamble0.01%6,554$961,000
WMTWal Mart Stores Inc0.01%8,465$959,000
HRIHerc Holdings Inc0.01%6,450$925,000
LAMRLamar Advertising Co-A0.01%5,368$837,000
ZLDSFZalando SE0.01%28,000$812,000
FBLAFB Bancorp Inc0.01%50,000$753,000
WFCWells Fargo0.01%7,451$616,000
SWZTotal Return Securities Fund0.01%97,667$580,000
HRLHormel Foods Corp0.01%18,500$459,000
OUTOutfront Media Inc0.00%13,588$445,000
LTGIFLT Group Inc0.00%1,775,000$432,000
CVXChevron Corp0.00%2,470$409,000
ORCLOracle Corp0.00%2,715$398,000
UNMUnum Group0.00%3,485$312,000
JNJJohnson & Johnson0.00%1,112$282,000
CATCaterpillar Inc0.00%265$282,000
MCDMcDonalds Corp0.00%947$256,000
DISDisney Walt Productions0.00%2,492$240,000
AMZNAmazon.com Inc0.00%936$223,000
MRKMerck Inc0.00%1,642$211,000
CIRCofide SPA0.00%251,250$200,000
PHJMFHanjaya Mandala Sampoerna0.00%5,000,000$187,000

Investor background

Thomas Russo

“We look for companies with the capacity to reinvest and the capacity to suffer.”

Thomas Russo is the managing member of Gardner Russo & Quinn and the long-standing manager of the Semper Vic investment partnerships. He began managing the first Semper Vic global value partnership in 1983 and joined Gardner Investments in 1989. His career spans more than four decades across multiple market cycles, including inflationary periods, bubbles, crises and structural shifts in global consumer markets.

Russo’s reputation is built on consistency rather than isolated success. He has applied a single investment philosophy over an unusually long period, often holding companies for ten, twenty or more years.

He focuses on global businesses that generate cash in developed markets and reinvest it in emerging ones. These companies typically have strong brands, pricing power, loyal customers and the ability to compound capital at high rates. Many also have meaningful family or controlling shareholder influence.

A key concept in his approach is the “capacity to suffer.” Long-term investments in new markets, brand building or distribution expansion often depress short-term earnings. Russo seeks companies whose owners and managers are willing to accept this temporary pain in exchange for long-term value creation.

The same idea applies to investors. Holding such businesses requires tolerance for volatility, valuation compression and long periods of underperformance. Low turnover and tax efficiency are therefore structural features of his approach.

Russo qualifies as a super investor because he has built a coherent system linking global brands, reinvestment economics, governance and investor psychology. His concentrated portfolio ensures that each decision has meaningful long-term impact.

He remains closely involved in investment decisions, although Gardner Russo & Quinn operates as an institutional investment firm rather than a single-manager account.